The blank look Luke got in return was something he had expected. He could have eased her into the conversation, but he had ultimately decided to go for the shock factor. It was better for the most surprising detail to be said first, so everything he told her afterwards wouldn't be as shocking.
Then she exploded. "Wh-what? Doesn't that mean we have to fight you? That doesn't make sense. We were summoned together, but the demon king has been around since forever."
He allowed her to fret over her new-found knowledge for a few moments before cutting in. "Grace, I know this is a shock, but I'm telling you the truth. What I have to tell you is a long story, but I want you to wait until the end before you ask any questions."
After calming down a little, she said, "O-okay."
Luke quickly gave her a brief summary of what happened to him in his previous life. Glossing over what he considered were unimportant details, he made sure to emphasize the fate that had befal
"What's wrong?" asked Grace as soon as Luke hid his face in his hands.He sighed. There was no point in hiding it from them. "There's a slight problem."'Kayla' narrowed her eyes as she asked, "What do you mean there's a problem?""There isn't a party feature," he said, deciding it was best to just get it over with."No party feature?" 'Kayla's' face scrunched up in confusion. "Wait. That doesn't make sense. My quest clearly states that you need to recruit your first party member. How can there be no party feature?""I'm just telling you how it is," he said, unamused by her demanding tone.'Kayla' had been pretty daring for some time, despite being his slave. She even dared to be disrespectful and demand things from him when, out of the two of them, he was the only one with authority to order the other around. Perhaps he needed to remind her of her place.Their glaring contest stopped when Grace asked, "Then what are we supposed to do
Surprisingly, instead of outrage from Grace, she simply asked, "You have a harem?""No," he bluntly stated.Luke would admit that he had fantasized several times in the past with his friends about getting a harem. He was pretty sure all the boys his age had thought about it at least once. If someone said they never did, then he would call them a liar or suspect that puberty hadn't hit them quite yet or that they weren't into girls.She seemed satisfied with his answer and asked, "Are there any differences between them?"The demon king helped him explain what each option had to offer, though their names pretty much gave it away. Slaves obviously had no freedom. They had no choice but to obey him and couldn't do anything to harm him. Not only that, but apparently a slave could never be stronger than the master. There weren't really any benefits for the person becoming a slave, except maybe being able to see the demon's system. It was clearly not what they w
As soon as 'Kayla' brought her up to speed on what they had been talking about, she asked, "How many women were in the demon king's harem? Does that mean Luke is going to build up his harem? How many girls are going to be in the harem with me?"Luke nearly choked on the air at her innocent questions. Normally, wouldn't a girl be upset about the possibility of being part of a harem? She made it sound like it was a normal party and was curious when he was going to build it back up.[I like her.]He glared at the screen before asking, "Anyway, how do we do this? There's no weird ritual to initiate her into the ritual, is there?"[If you're worried that you have to have sex with her, then you have nothing to worry about. All it requires is for there to be some feelings between you two in order for her to be added to the harem.]"What does that even mean?" asked 'Kayla' after they had stared at the demon king's words for a few moments.[He can't
[What else did you want to talk about?]"Is there something you neglected to mention to me about the demon's system or becoming a demon king?" Luke asked instead.[I don't understand what you mean.]Gripping his hand into a fist, he said, "When I first arrived and had only Judith to rely on, I found it difficult to hold my temper in check and to refrain from becoming violent. It was like I was possessed by something."[Explain.]This time, he went a little more in depth about the event. Earlier, he and 'Kayla' had refrained from going into too much detail about what happened between them. They had a mutual understanding not to go into depth about what had been said or done in front of Grace.There hadn't been any other incidents, unless the time he was becoming paranoid and thinking everyone was a possible enemy was one of them. He decided against mentioning it since he was pretty certain it was mostly the hormones and the trauma from the fi
It had officially been one month since they had arrived and begun their training, and Luke was somewhat satisfied with the results. While he had been unable to recruit any more people, he and his current allies were doing quite well in terms of stats.[Luke Hellwalker][Strength: 24][Intelligence: 13][Stamina: 25][Endurance: 25][Dexterity: 17][Mana: 2]Currently, he was doing far better than he had in his previous life. Of course, he was cheating a little because the demon king was assisting him in improving he hadn't been the first person to get his class, he was certain he was one of the first few who had managed to get one of his stats to Uncommon. He had even been impressed he could get his Mana stat up even a little, especial
Princess Lera sipped her drink, savoring the flavor. It was truly delicious, and she couldn't stop the smile spreading across her face. Nothing could ruin the moment."You seem really happy, princess," said Luke as he kept his hands in his lap underneath the table, leaving his cup untouched.Instead of being upset by the interruption, she continued to smile pleasantly at him as she set her cup down. "Why wouldn't I be happy?"Sir Gilbert had been giving her updates on the progress of the heroes, and a few of them had already obtained their classes. Of course, the ones that had obtained their classes had stats that were close to Uncommon to begin with, but that didn't change the fact that several of them had found out their classes. Despite the shaky start, things were progressing quite nicely for her."No, but I'm kind of curious what has made you happy, princess, if you don't mind me asking," he said."Of course not," she said. "I've heard of your
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Grace asked as she adjusted the outfit that Luke had prepared for them.She had already decided to help him in his plan for revenge and accepted that there were plenty of things he was going to do that were questionable, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy about going to a black market. All she knew about it was that people went there to buy or sell illegal items.The dress he had given her didn't help her nerves, as it was far too short for her liking. It only reached down to her thighs, revealing far too much skin. There were also no sleeves, and they just barely covered her chest. She couldn't imagine going around wearing this."Yes, the princess wants us to handle the black market," Luke said as he adjusted the cuffs on his dress shirt. "This is the perfect chance to integrate ourselves.""Won't we get caught?" Grace asked."She does have a point," said 'Kayla'. "How can you be so sure that the princess won
Luke frowned as they failed to find any clues regarding the black market. He would have thought that having the demon king and the demon's system would make this an easy quest, but apparently, because it was a quest, they couldn't give him any hints or outright tell him anything. The moment he learned of this, he thought he would bust a vein.The same applied to 'Kayla's' system as when he tried to use it to find the relevant information about it, he was blocked. At first, he thought he had been discovered, but 'Kayla' quickly explained that it was because she didn't have access to that information. Since she was that high in the rankings, there was a lot of information she was banned from viewing, such as current quests, as they were not in her area.As such, they had been forced to do it the old fashioned way and actually question the citizens. Even with Grace's strange ability to make the citizens like her, no one even hinted at anything strange or suspicious going